China News Agency, Beijing, February 3 (Reporter Liu Yuying) Eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China have recently issued a notice to launch a nationwide pilot project for the comprehensive electrification of public vehicles, with a period of 2023 to 2025. .

  The "Notice on Organizing and Carrying out the Pilot Work of Pilot Areas for Comprehensive Electrification of Public Vehicles" issued on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on the 3rd requires that the proportion of new energy vehicles in the new and updated vehicles in the pilot areas has increased significantly, including urban public transport, rental, sanitation, and postal express delivery. , The urban logistics and distribution field strives to reach 80%; the ratio of newly added public charging piles (standard piles) to the number of new energy vehicles promoted in the public domain (standard vehicles) strives to reach 1:1, and the proportion of charging facilities in expressway service areas is expected to be not low 10% of small parking spaces.

  The key tasks of this pilot include: improving the level of vehicle electrification; promoting the innovative application of new technologies; improving the charging and swapping infrastructure.

The notice proposes to scientifically and rationally formulate the promotion goals of new energy vehicles, carry out diversified scene applications according to local conditions, and encourage the promotion and application of new energy heavy trucks in specific scenarios such as short-distance transportation, urban construction logistics, and mines.

Support business model innovations such as battery replacement, financial leasing, and "separation of vehicle and electricity".

  The pilot work is voluntarily declared by the city as the main body, and the deadline for the first batch of pilot centralized acceptance of application materials is March 31, 2023.

The notice proposes to encourage pilot cities to increase financial support, research and introduce support policies such as operating subsidies, right of way, electricity discounts, low/zero carbon emission zones according to local conditions, and explore the establishment of a policy system that adapts to the development of new technologies and new models.

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